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Arena de Corsega
Spectators: 7246 (Terracing: 5436, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) Dagoberto Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Válter Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bebeto de Toledo during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th match minute, Ilha de Corsega FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bebeto de Toledo to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Waldir Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Araucaria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 16th minute, Waldir Cunha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Ilha de Corsega FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Victor Senna hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the game, Antônio Ferraz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Araucaria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ilha de Corsega FC the free kick. In the 20th match minute, Araucaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Ferraz to maneuver through the defense. Waldir Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Guilherme Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilha de Corsega FC's Guilherme Gonçalves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manfredo Marquez in the 23rd minute of play. When Araucaria's Waldir Cunha in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ilha de Corsega FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Ilha de Corsega FC's Wilson de Salles got a free kick in the 30th minute. Guilherme Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Nildo Arce's late challenge caught a Araucaria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nildo Arce helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Ilha de Corsega FC's Nildo Arce got a free kick in the 36th minute. Guilherme Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Cunha in the 38th minute of the match. Manfredo Marquez struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Guilherme Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Araucaria. Manfredo Marquez scored 0-2 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guilherme Gonçalves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 45 minutes into the match, Ilha de Corsega FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manfredo Marquez came free, but Guilherme Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ilha de Corsega FC's goalie and right to Lucas Barbosa. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ilha de Corsega FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manfredo Marquez was the one to do the kick off. Manfredo Marquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guilherme Gonçalves having to interfere. A collision led to Ilha de Corsega FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Wilson de Salles hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, Ilha de Corsega FC's goalkeeper Guilherme Gonçalves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Waldir Cunha. 62 minutes into the match, Ilha de Corsega FC's goalkeeper Guilherme Gonçalves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Waldir Cunha. André Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guilherme Gonçalves having to interfere. Waldir Cunha struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Guilherme Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Araucaria. Waldir Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guilherme Gonçalves having to interfere. After 77 minutes, Elói Batista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ilha de Corsega FC and the Araucaria players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ilha de Corsega FC! In the 79th minute there was a penalty for Araucaria. Leonel Xavier stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Guilherme Gonçalves. 0-3. After 81 played minutes Araucaria got a freekick which was hit by Mário Berger. In the 86th minute Manfredo Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guilherme Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Ilha de Corsega FC's Guilherme Gonçalves got control of the ball when Waldir Cunha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Guilherme Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfredo Marquez in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Ilha de Corsega FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Waldir Cunha fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Araucaria's Waldir Cunha got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Mário Berger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guilherme Gonçalves was relentless in the 99th minute of the game. The Ilha de Corsega FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Araucaria were clearly better and deserved to take the win.